Job description
A well- established, international business based within Leeds City Centre are looking to appoint a Compliance/Conflicts Assistant on a permanent basis. This is a newly created role due to growth and will report directly into the Conflicts Team Leader. The successful candidate will join a friendly and experienced team where you will be able to make a real difference rather than be treated as a number.This role will be primarily focused around managing risk and conflict and ensuring that the business activities meet industry regulations and standards at all times. The role will involve work closely with all areas of the wider business so the successful candidate will need excellent communication skills, attention to detail and accuracy.
Whilst the role does sit in the conflicts team, candidates don't need conflicts/compliance experience. Much of the role will be around controls and ensuring that information and data is handled in the correct manner with a strong focus on building relationships with and working with the wider business. The role is working for a professional services based business so someone from this kind of environment would adapt well and candidates with more of an analytical/analyst background would be of interest.
The client are flexible in terms of previous experience however the successful candidate must have experience of working within a fast faced, changeable environment and must have worked in a controls/regulated type role/business. An intensive, thorough training and support will be provided. Hybrid working will be providing with the idea of two days in the office and the rest of the week being based at home.
The main duties of the role will include :-
- Carrying out conflict checks and analysing data for potential conflict of interests
-Assessing any confidentiality issues in any data or policy
-Dealing with complex queries and escalating if needed
-Ensuring that all processes and controls are adhered to at all times
-Business partnering with the business and providing support and guidance around any conflict/compliance issues
-Implementing and advising on new and existing processes and procedures
-Cleaning data and removing/amending details on the inhouse system
- Looking at different ways of keeping data/information conflict free/ confidential
The ideal candidate will:-
-Have worked within an office environment and will be use to implementing controls and checks
-Ideally have had some understanding of conflicts/compliance/controls
-Be self-motivated and enjoy working in a fast paced environment and enjoy working towards deadlines
-Have good system skills and will be comfortable with Excel
-Have excellent organisational, communication skills and attention to detail
-Have a hands on approach and be willing to support in other areas if needed
In return you will:-
-Receive the opportunity to join a company that will invest in you and train you in a new industry where you can really progress
-Join a new team within an established business
-Secure a competitive salary and hybrid working
-Join a business that really like to develop their staff in a fun and supportive working environment
For more information please contact Gemma Watmough
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.
Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
